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26 02, 2020

A Simple Recipe For Contractors. Part One – Your Building Philosophy, Deliveries, & Messaging

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00February 26th, 2020|Categories: Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Part One of a Series By Bobby Parks Why Should a Customer Choose You? When a prospect accepts proposals from three different contractors why should they choose you? What makes you different or better?  What benefits do you offer that others don’t and what impressions are you making that increase the [...]

24 02, 2020

RDI’s® Decorative Screen Panels Offer Privacy Solutions

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00February 24th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Press Release|Tags: , , , |

Galloway, NJ – February 24, 2020 – RDI, a leading manufacturer of railing and outdoor living products, offers privacy solutions with Decorative Screen Panels. RDI’s Decorative Screen Panels provide semi-privacy when installed on a deck, patio, or porch, delivering more options for customer’s outdoor living needs. The durable panels are available [...]

12 02, 2020

Fence Quarter, LLC Announces The Debut of its Carbon Fiber FAIL NOT Hardware System: The First of its King Used in Wood Deck Railings

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Press Release|Tags: , , , , , |

For Immediate Release: February 12, 2020 LYNNWOOD, WA —Fence Quarter, LLC has done it again with another industry first that is changing the construction industry for the better. The company has launched its patent pending FAIL NOT carbon fiber supplement, a durable piece of hardware that can be incorporated into a wood [...]

12 02, 2020

Home Show Season is Here. Are You Ready?

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Business Practices, Industry Brief, Industry News|Tags: , , , |

Tips from NADRA.org March is right around the corner, and that means we’re entering “Home Show Season”. It’s the end of the winter, the early customers are calling and inquiring. Now is our last chance to button-up any policies, procedures, and give our companies one last “spring cleaning” before the rush! [...]

12 02, 2020

Are You Charging Enough for Deck Features?

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Bobby Parks|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By Bobby Parks Today’s Outdoor Living Contractors In today’s deck building market, radiuses, borders, inlays, outdoor lighting, and mitered stair tread details have become the trend.  I have friends that deliver amazing award-winning creations utilizing some or all these elements and most have figured out not only an efficient way to [...]

29 01, 2020

Manufacturers Share Highlights from 2020 International Builders Show

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00January 29th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Industry News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A letter from NADRA's President, Matt Breyer:  This year’s International Builder’s Show was again held in Las Vegas, and like always it is almost impossible to absorb it entirely! It’s a very well-run event, but the sheer size and scope of what you are immersed in can be daunting. Part of [...]

17 01, 2020

Hanley Wood Announces MoistureShield Wood Composite Decking as Marketer of the Year

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00January 17th, 2020|Categories: Industry News, Press Release|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Oldcastle APG Brand Takes Top Prize in 2019 Brand Builder Awards WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 17, 2020) – Hanley Wood, the housing industry’s data leader backed by Zonda and Metrostudy, and the industry’s top residential real estate development and new home construction advisors is pleased to announce MoistureShield: An Oldcastle APG Brand [...]

15 01, 2020

If Customers Were Always Right, We Would Go Broke

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Ask NADRA, Bobby Parks, Business Practices|Tags: , , , , |

By: Bobby Parks  “The customer’s always right”. It’s a common saying that some may believe, but fortunately it’s not true or we would all go broke. We would throw in the towel whenever a customer claimed something was wrong, make fixes that had nothing to do with us for free, or [...]

14 01, 2020

Barrette Expands Decorative Screen Panel Offering for 2020

By |2021-08-30T08:34:18-05:00January 14th, 2020|Categories: Industry News, Press Release|Tags: , , , , |

January 14, 2020, Galloway, NJ – Barrette Outdoor Living Inc., a leading manufacturer in the outdoor living products industry, is expanding their Decorative Screen Panels offering for 2020. Decorative Screen Panels provide semi-privacy when hung from a deck, patio, or porch. Barrette’s durable panels are available in a variety of on-trend [...]

13 01, 2020

Barrette Introduces Barrette Professional Solutions

By |2021-08-30T08:34:38-05:00January 13th, 2020|Categories: Industry News, Press Release|Tags: , , , , , |

January 13, 2020, Galloway, NJ – Barrette Outdoor Living Inc., a leading manufacturer in the outdoor living products industry, proudly announces the introduction of Barrette Professional Solutions (BPS), a new commercial arm designed specifically to meet the needs of the commercial and specified markets. Barrette Professional Solutions utilizes the top category [...]

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